Motor reverse control



June 17 1924. 1,497,847 E. F. wYNN E-r AL Moron REVERSE CONTROL Filed May l. 1921 IIIIIIIIIII Patented .lune 17, 1924. i

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ET/[NEER 1?'. Gj/YN'LT .AND HARRY E. JAMES, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

MOTOR REVERSE CONTROL.

Application inea May 12,

To all lwhom 'it may concer/n i Be it known that we, EMMER F. GWYNN and HAI-:RY H. JAMES, citizens of the United States, and residents of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usei'ul Improvement in Motor Reverse Controls; and

we do Yhereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates to a motor reverse control. y

The object of our invention, where .the device is used in connection with an electrically operated elevator, is `to prevent the operator from suddenly reversing the direction o'l' current in the motor armature by throwing the control lever from one position to the other which causes the blowing out of fuses; the stopping of the elevator at points between the floors; destructive arching across the tace of the motor con'nnutator and reversing switches, as well as the burning out of the motor armature, all o'll which cause aggravating delays and expensive repairs. lhile the above results of reversing suddenly more particularly occur in connection with the operation o1 elevators, it is apparent that they may occur in connection with other mechanisms, and we do not, of course, wish to conline our invention to its use in connection with elevators.

By our invention we eliminate all these troubles by preventing the operator from reversing the direction of current through the armature of the motor unt-il it has come to rest, or substantially so, in the direction in which it. is traveling.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is av face view of a suitable control-box and lever showing our invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is an edge view; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the handle.

Tn the drawing the numeral 2 designates an ordinary control boX provided with the lever 3 of the ordinary construction pivotally mounted at 4 and adapted to be moved in either direction. rThe customary contact points 5 and 6 are provided with which the segmental contact 3a of the lever is brought into contact according to which direction it is desired to run the motor.

The control-box 2 is provided with the runway 7 secured thereto in any suitable manner, said runway having a groove formed therein divided into non-coinciding sections 8 and 9. The grooves 8 and9 communicate linto reverse by one direct movement.

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with `-the central cavity 10 with the recessed `portions 11 and 12. y

The telescopic handle 13 is provided for operating the lever 3, said handle having the sleeve 'let inserted therein which receives the bolt 15 connected vto the handle 13 by the nut 16. By this Aconstruction the `handle 13 is adapted to move backand forth on the bolt 15 for the purpose more fully hereinafter set forth.

Mounted on the neck 17 of the sleeve 14 is the disc 18 which is held in place by the col- 1ar19 screwed on to the threaded portion 20 of said neck. This disc 18, when the motor 'is at rest, has a portion of its circumference .xtendin'g into Vthe cavity 10, as indicated in dig. 1. f

When it is desired to operate the motor the operator grasps the handle 13 and by ,pushing in said handle he brings the disc 18 into register with the groove 8 of the runway and moves the handle around to the position indicated iirdotted lines, Fig. 2, which brings therlever 3 into engagement with the'y contact point 5. This starts the motor in one direction, and when it is vdesired to reverse the motor the operator moves the handle in the opposite direction with the disc 18 moving in the groove 8 until hefreaches the cavity 10, whereupon it' he desires to reverse the motor he pulls out the handle until the disc 18 registers with the groove 9, whereupon he moves the handle in that direction until the lever engages the contact point 6. The :tact that the grooves 8 and 9 do not register with each other, but are offset makes it impossible for the operator to throw the levler n order to get from one groove into the other the telescopic handle 13 must be moved until he gets the disc 18 into register with the groove 9. This will occasion more or less delay, and by the timehe has been able to e'liect this result the motor will have had an opportunity to slow down or be at rest, so that when the leverkcomes in to engagement with the contact point 6 the sudden or quick reversal of the motor will be avoided and the difficulties, due to the blowing outl o' fuses, stopping of the elevator' at points between the floors, and burning out ofthe motor armature will be obviated.

Further delay in inding the grooves 8 and 9 will be occasioned by the recesses 11k and 12, as the operator in advancing or withdrawing the handle is very liable to bring the disc 18 into one or other of said recesses, and

i the difculty of finding the groovesrS and 9 is thereby increased.

By our invention is provided a simple and efficient mechanical device which prevents the too sudden reversal of the motor, thereby obviating the troubles above referred to. The device is of such simple character that there is practically no liability of its getting out of order, and it is economical'to install, as the runway may be applied to the control boxes now in common use.

What we claim is: y j

l. In a motor reverse control for electric elevators, the combination with the control box and lever, of an operating handle connecting the lever and independently movable thereon, and a guide for engaging the handle for eiecting retardation of movement of the lever.V Y l Y 2. In a motor reverse control for electric elevators, the combination with the control boX and lever, of an irregular runway, a handle connected to said lever and independently movable thereon and adapted to en'- gage said runway, whereby the movement or" the lever to reverse position is retarded.

' 3. In a motor reverse control for electric elevators, the combination with a control boX and lever, of a runway comprising nonsregistering ways, a handle movable to and fro connected to said lever, and a projection on said handleV and movable therewith adapted to engage said ways, whereby the movement ofV Ysaid lever toreverse position is retarded.

4. In a motor reverse control for electric elevators, the combination with a control boX and lever, of a runway comprising non-regis tering grooves, a handle movable to and fro Vconnected to said lever, and aY projection on said handle and movable therewith adapted to engage said grooves, whereby the movement of said lever to reverse position is retarded.

5. In a moto 1 reverse control for electric elevators, the combination with the controlbox and lever, otra runway comprising nonregistering grooves communicating with a cavity formed therein, said Vcavity having recessed portions at each end, a handle movable to and fro connected to said lever, and a projection on said handle adapted to engage said cavity'and grooves.

6. Inra motor reverse control for electric elevators, the combination with a control box and lever, ofa runway `having an offset, a handle movable to and i'ro connected to said lever, and a projection on said handle and movable therewith engaging said runway, whereby the movement of said lever to reverse position is retarded.

In testimony whereof we, the said EMMER F. GwYNN and HARRY H. JAMES, have hereunto set our hands.

EMMER F. GIVYNN. HARRY H. J AMES. 

